Apprentice program

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA President Forrest Claypool, second from right, applaud Michael Russell, an ex-offender who works for the CTA, as they gathered at a CTA building on Chicago's West Side to announce the expansion of an apprentice program for non-violent ex-offenders.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA President Forrest Claypool, second from right, applaud Michael Russell, an ex-offender who works for the CTA, as they gathered at a CTA building on Chicago's West Side to announce the expansion of an apprentice program for non-violent ex-offenders. (Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune)

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA President Forrest Claypool, second from right, applaud Michael Russell, an ex-offender who works for the CTA, as they gathered at a CTA building on Chicago's West Side to announce the expansion of an apprentice program for non-violent ex-offenders.Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune